Sunset and Moonrise at the same time???

[Shawn]

Considering they happen on opposite sides of the sky, I feel pretty lucky to have been at the right place and the right time for this shot. This is Seattle, and for only the 3rd time since mid-November we had a clear day. I decided to head off to a vantage point of the city to see if I could get a nice reflection of the sunset on the buildings across the water. What I was not expecting was the moonrise over the city at the exact same time.

It took a little bit of walking to get the moon directly above the highest skyscraper, but was totally worth the shot:



One of the comments I got on Flickr was that I dotted the I with the moon.

[AndreaT]

What a fantastic shot. I love the darker image in the fore ground and the color here is fantastic!! Wonderful shot of the sunset and the moon. I love the reflection off the buildings too!! Great shot!!

[filemanager]

I like how the segal on top of that... peak? building?.. anyway, it's like a symmetrical off-set to the moon. Very nice!

[riverfolk]

Stunning shot, just stunning!!

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[Micah Olson]

Very nice Shot! Great place at a great time! And some talent thrown in!

[SmokedIronMade]

Very good shot! and perfect moment to capture.

[jujitsu1]

What a great shot . Doubt there are many of us who have a shot of the moon and sun in the same shot without using some sort of software . Lovely colours too

[guyvan]

Really nice shoot

[Diana1979]

That is a really awesome shot. The only thing that would have made it better is to zoom in a little bit so there's no distractions in the foreground.

[Shawn]

Thanks everyone!

@Diana1979: I don't know, I kind of like the depth those old pier posts give the shot.